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Tom Cotton

Tom Cotton

R AR · Senate

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Defense

-53
Helped 872 Hurt 925 Unclear 663

Healthcare

+52
Helped 365 Hurt 313 Unclear 221

Finance

-39
Helped 298 Hurt 337 Mixed 1 Unclear 125

Energy

-98
Helped 234 Hurt 332 Unclear 104

Veterans Affairs

+198
Helped 341 Hurt 143 Unclear 83

Agriculture

+109
Helped 276 Hurt 167 Unclear 96

Sanctions

-58
Helped 218 Hurt 276 Unclear 18

Transportation

-252
Helped 83 Hurt 335 Unclear 89

National Security

-14
Helped 233 Hurt 247 Unclear 6

Education

-36
Helped 166 Hurt 202 Mixed 1 Unclear 114

Intelligence

+85
Helped 270 Hurt 185 Unclear 24

Government Operations

-19
Helped 56 Hurt 75 Unclear 267

Trade

-49
Helped 146 Hurt 195 Unclear 42

Technology

-33
Helped 159 Hurt 192 Unclear 26

Appropriations

+93
Helped 203 Hurt 110 Unclear 17

Immigration

-140
Helped 50 Hurt 190 Unclear 49

Federal Budget

+162
Helped 207 Hurt 45 Unclear 36

Foreign Policy

-70
Helped 85 Hurt 155 Mixed 1 Unclear 27

Labor

+37
Helped 121 Hurt 84 Unclear 55

Housing

+82
Helped 164 Hurt 82 Unclear 13
20 policy domains
Helped Hurt Mixed Unclear

Industry Impact Profile

13436 industry impacts

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How this is computed

P Primary sponsor · C Co-sponsor · Y Yea vote · N Nay vote

Weighted score (w:) uses strongest role per bill. Weights: Primary 1.0, Co-sponsor 0.3, Yea 0.1, Nay -0.1.

Bills where the legislator voted nay (without sponsorship) contribute -0.1 per bill. Equal yea and nay roll calls on the same bill contribute 0.

Vote date filters affect vote attribution; sponsorship is always included.

Positive-Effect Industries

Direct (1960), Veterans Affairs (114), Defense (93), DoD (33), VA (19), Executive (16), USDA (16), Legislative (12), Agriculture (11), Congress (11), Treasury (11), CMS (9), NPS (7), State (7), Justice (6), Oversight (6), DOJ (4), Education (4), Foreign Affairs (4), ICE (4), Judiciary (4), DHS (3), Transportation (3), Cemeteries (2), FDA (2), FEMA (2), Federal (2), Housing (2), Interior/USDA (2), International Development (2), Local (2), Military Logistics (2), NASA (2), SBA (2), SSA (2), State/Local (2), DOD (1), Defense R&D (1), Executive Branch (1), HHS (1), Intelligence (1), Judicial (1), Legislative Branch (1), Manufacturing (1), Military Personnel (1), State Department (1)
Direct (250), Veterans (121), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2)
Direct (300), Naval (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1), Missiles (1), Missiles/Hypersonics (1), Nuclear C3 (1), Rotorcraft (1), Small Business (1), Small/Innovative (1), Space Systems (1)
Direct (209), Research (15), Community (3), Tribal (3)
Direct (161), Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
Direct (151), Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2)
Direct (153), Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
Direct (110), Defense (1), Electrical Equipment (1)

Negative-Effect Industries

Direct (1601), Veterans Affairs (66), Defense (65), EPA (22), Education (11), NPS (11), FDA (9), Agriculture (7), BLM (7), Forest Service (7), HHS (7), Foreign (5), CFPB (4), Treasury/IRS (4), VA (4), DHS (3), Executive (3), Federal (3), Legislative (3), NOAA (3), NOAA/EPA (3), SEC (3), Acquisition (2), Congress (2), Defense Acquisition (2), Executive Branch (2), Intelligence (2), Military (2), Military Dependents (2), Military Personnel (2), Coast Guard (1), DoD (1), Energy/Defense (1), FDIC (1), FTC (1), Federal Reserve (1), Housing (1), Interior Department (1), NNSA (1), OCC (1), Space Force (1), State/Local (1), Strategic Command (1), Treasury (1), U.S. Coast Guard (1), USDA (1), Waste Management (1)
Direct (217), Nuclear (2), Logistics (1), Maintenance (1)
Direct (137), Foreign (7), AI/Defense (1), Defense (1)
Direct (119), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Family Planning Services (2), Public Health (2), Reproductive Health (2), Safety Net Providers (2)

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Showing positive and negative-direction effects only. Mixed and uncertain effects are not included in these counts.

Votes by Industry (Yea/Nay Alignment)

How this legislator's Yea/Nay votes landed across industries; distinct from overall bill exposure above.

Analysis coverage
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S+ Supported Benefits
S- Supported Burdens
O+ Opposed Benefits
O- Opposed Burdens
Industry S+ S- O+ O- Net
Government (58 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans Affairs (180), Defense (158), DoD (34), VA (23), EPA (22) +53 more
+527
General Public (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Veterans (141), Military Families (16), Military (3), Foreign (2), Taxpayers (1)
+240
Defense (14 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Naval (2), Nuclear (2), Testing (2), Ammunition (1), Ground Vehicles (1) +9 more
+78
Military (2 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Families (1), Space Force (1)
+29
Healthcare (8 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Research (15), Community (3), Gender-Affirming Care (3), Tribal (3), Family Planning Services (2) +3 more
+75
Education (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Child Care (3), Immigrant Students (1), Religious Studies (1), Technical (1)
+34
Construction (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Federal/Military (1), Military/Pacific (1), Utilities/Infrastructure (1)
- +106
Taxpayers - - +18
Agriculture (5 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Coffee (2), Commodities (2), Hemp (2), Livestock (2), Coffee Production (1)
- +142
Manufacturing (4 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Foreign (7), Electrical Equipment (2), Defense (1), Foreign Adversary (1)
+10
Transportation +12
Immigration - -109
Financial Services (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): HSA (7), HSA Administration (2), Transgender Individuals (1)
+39
State & Local Government (3 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Medicaid (6), Medicaid Programs (4), Non-Expansion (3)
+3
Energy (1 sub)
Sub-categories (total impacts, all buckets): Distributed Generation (1)
+28

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Sponsored & Cosponsored Bills

s614-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To codify the temporary scheduling order for fentanyl-related substances by adding fentanyl-related substances to schedule I of the Controlled Substances Act.

1 clause Mar 1, 2023
Healthcare Consumers Consumers

s558-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To codify Executive Order 13950 (relating to combating race and sex stereotyping), and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 28, 2023
Education Scientific Research Federal Government Consumers

s546-118

Cosponsor Passed Senate

To amend the Omnibus Crime Control and Safe Streets Act of 1968 to authorize law enforcement agencies to use COPS grants for recruitment activities, and for other purposes.

7 clauses Feb 28, 2023
Individual Citizens Higher Education Federal Government Labor and Employment

s556-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To prohibit the United States Armed Forces from promoting anti-American and racist theories.

2 clauses Feb 28, 2023
Environmental Groups Education Immigrant Communities Federal Government

s548-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To enhance the security of the United States and its allies, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Feb 28, 2023
Natural Gas Foreign Businesses Energy Production Foreign Affairs

s529-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to require the impaneling of a new jury if a jury fails to recommend by unanimous vote a sentence for conviction of a crime punishable by death.

1 clause Feb 27, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Law Enforcement

s472-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To declare that any agreement reached by the President relating to the nuclear program of Iran is deemed a treaty that is subject to the advice and consent of the Senate, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 16, 2023
Foreign Businesses Energy Production Consumers Federal Government

s510-118

Primary Sponsor Introduced

To require the Secretary of the Air Force to provide training to members of the air force of Israel on the operation of KC–46 aircraft, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 16, 2023
Consumers Federal Government Airlines

s470-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To repeal changes made by health care reform laws to the Medicare exception to the prohibition on certain physician referrals for hospitals, and for other purposes.

0 clauses Feb 16, 2023

s488-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To modify the Freedom of Information Act, and for other purposes.

1 clause Feb 16, 2023
Environmental Groups Immigrant Communities Scientific Research Federal Government

s505-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend section 212(d)(5) of the Immigration and Nationality Act to reform immigration parole, and for other purposes.

2 clauses Feb 16, 2023
Environmental Groups Healthcare Consumers Federal Government National Security

s453-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the implementation of new requirements to report bank account deposits and withdrawals.

1 clause Feb 15, 2023
Financial Services Consumers Federal Government

sres69-118

Cosponsor

Expressing support for the designation of February 18 through February 25, 2023, as National FFA Week, recognizing the important role of the National FFA Organization in developing the next generation of globally conscious leaders who will change the world and in celebration of the 95th anniversary of the National FFA Organization.

1 clause Feb 15, 2023
Foreign Businesses Consumers

s444-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To require any convention, agreement, or other international instrument on pandemic prevention, preparedness, and response reached by the World Health Assembly to be subject to Senate ratification.

2 clauses Feb 15, 2023
Environmental Groups Scientific Research Foreign Affairs Federal Government

s420-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit Federal funds from being made available to facilities that refuse to provide treatment based on COVID–19 vaccination status.

1 clause Feb 14, 2023
Regulated Industries Consumers Federal Government

s401-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend the Internal Revenue Code of 1986 to remove silencers from the definition of firearms, and for other purposes.

4 clauses Feb 14, 2023
Foreign Businesses Regulated Industries Federal Government Business

sres57-118

Cosponsor

Honoring the life of David Ferdinand Durenberger, former Senator for the State of Minnesota.

0 clauses Feb 13, 2023

sres45-118

Cosponsor In Committee

Expressing the sense of the Senate that the current influx of migrants is causing a crisis at the southern border.

1 clause Feb 9, 2023
Homeowners Immigrant Communities

s380-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To amend title 18, United States Code, to punish the distribution of fentanyl resulting in death as felony murder.

0 clauses Feb 9, 2023

s319-118

Cosponsor Introduced

To prohibit the President from issuing moratoria on leasing and permitting energy and minerals on certain Federal land.

1 clause Feb 9, 2023
Agriculture Oil & Gas Energy Production Federal Government

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